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Date
Topic
Video Resources
Files
Notes
September 8, 2016.
First Day of classes


Welcome back!
September 9, 2016
Map Intro.





Grade 8 SS Overview





September 12, 2016
Globe








September 13, 2016
Globe


Absolute vs Relative Location
September 14, 2016
Globe



September 15, 2016

Group Activity (Review)


September 16, 2016
Map Skills
Group Activity (Review) & Journal #1


September 19, 2016
Map Skills & Review


Friday = First Quiz Globe and Coordinates
September 20, 2016
Atlantic Canada & Canada






Quizlet - Map Words


September 21, 2016
Atlantic Canada & North America






September 22, 2016
Atlantic Canada & the World
Quizlet - Map Words

Physical Feature Vocabulary









Topographic Maps - reading/writing coordinates

September 23, 2016
Quiz, Review, Journal#2
Quizlet AC Provinces and Bodies of Water

Quizlet Atlantic Canada Landforms

First Quiz: Globe and Coordinates
September 26, 2016
City Maps





Note: Mr Terry in PD in the AM
September 27, 2016
Project (day 1)
Start Project

Note: Mr Terry out of building today.

In class project
September 28, 2016
Cit Maps
Finish & correct Monday's assignment


September 29, 2016
Specific Water Features



September 30, 2016
Project
(Day 2)


In class project
October 3, 2016

Tigers to the Rocks

Pythons - Work on Map Assignment


October 4, 2016

Finish Map Assignment & Physical feature poster.

Note: Mr Terry at Lou McNairn for Report Card PD
October 5, 2016

Hand back quizzes & complete Journal #2





October 6, 2016

No School - Teacher Meetings


October 7, 2016

No School - Teacher Meetings


October 10, 2016




October 11, 2016




October 12, 2016




October 13, 2016




October 14, 2016




October 17, 2016
Weather in Atlantic Canada
8E Weather & Physical Features
8A Weather & Physical Features

October 18

Project - In Class


October 19

Project - In Class


October 20

Project - In Class


October 21

Project - In Class


October 24




October 25

Test # 1


Oct 26
Populations: Intro to terms



Oct 27
Populations: Terms






Oct 28
Populations: Fredericton



Oct 31
Start Questions/Reading



Nov 1
Finish Reading & Questions



Nov 2
Finish Questions



Nov 3
Finish Summaries



Nov 4
Finish Questions and Summaries. Finish/Work on Posters



Nov 7
Finish Project Posters

Quiz: Thurday


Population Quiz

Nov 8
Intro Culture - Finish Projects
Remembrance Day Assemby


Nov 9




Nov 10


Quiz: Matching population density, population distribution, rural areas, rural push, urban pull, outmigration

Population Quiz

Nov 11
No School
Remembrance Day


Nov 14




Nov 15




Nov 16

Local Culture



History of Moncton - Moncton Tourism Dept.

City of Moncton History Overview

Moncton History The Canadian Encyclopedia

Vintage Moncton Photos

Facebook Vintage Moncton

Moncton Airport History


Nov 17

NB Festivals

NS Festivals

NF Festivals

PEI Festivals





Nov 18

NB1
NB


NS1
NS


NF1
NF


PEI1
PEI





Nov 21
Survey
Surveys


Nov 22
Survey



Nov 23
Survey

Deadline for surveys to be posted to wiki.

Nov 24
Multiculturalism



Nov 25
Parent Teacher Meetings
No School for students


Nov 28
Racism & test review



Vocabulary Review:


See Twitter Feed for web and test outline.


Nov 29
and test review &
Multicultural Assignment
Multiculturalism Assignment


Nov 30
Test &
Multicultural Assignment



Dec 1
Multicultural Assignment



Dec 2
Multicultural Assignment



Dec 5
Review



Dec 6
Lifestyle





Dec 7
Changing Occupations



Dec 8
Occupations: Inuit

Hour of Code Assembly Pd. 1 & Pd. 2

Dec 9
Occupations: Lunenburg


Supply Teacher

Dec 12
Racism Poster

Supply Teacher

Dec 13




Dec 14




Dec 15




Dec 16




Dec 19




Dec 20




Dec 21




Dec 22




Dec 23

Half Day for Students







Jan 9

Teacher Meetings: No school for students


Jan 10
Economics Introduction





Jan 11






Jan 12




Jan 13


Quiz: Economics Vocabulary Jan 13

Jan 16




Jan 17




Jan 18




Jan 19

Technology becomes obsolete when it is replaced with better technology.
Study the history of recording technology.
Learn the first date for each type of device.
Learn how they work. Discover why it became obsolete.

Step 1 – Research the devices
Step 2 – Record device names and dates
Step 3 – Create a timeline
Step 4 – Hand in.
  1. Phonograph
  2. Record player
  3. Eight track
  4. Audio cassette
  5. CD
  6. DVD
  7. Memory stick

Create a timeline for the above devices.

http://www.recording-history.org/HTML/musictech1.php
http://www.slideshare.net/TheMusicEspionage/history-of-audio-recording-technology
http://www.recording-history.org/
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-sound-recording
http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html


Jan 20

We live in the "Information Age".
Information can be sold, bought, traded, and shared.
How does technology affect Atlantic Canadians in the "Age"?

Scan the following stats to support your answers to several questions. Be sure to site your sources.


http://canadiansinternet.com/canadian-digital-social-mobile-statistics-global-scale-2014/

http://canadiansinternet.com/2013-mobile-surpasses-pc-video-popular/

http://canadiansinternet.com/canadians-spending-more-online-2013-statistics-infographic/

http://canadiansinternet.com/canadians-influence-consumers-purchasing/









Jan 23

Confederation Bridge

Transportation in Atlantic Canada has changed overtime. Research the building, technology, and history behind the Confederation Bridge. How has the bridge impacted the people of Atlantic Canada? Has it made any jobs obsolete? What has it meant for tourism and other industries?

Step 1 – Research the Confederation Bridge (building/technology, history, impact)
Step 2 – Complete hand out
Step 3 – Hand in

http://www.confederationbridge.com/about/confederation-bridge.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_Bridge

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/Science+and+Technology/Engineering/ID/1422593815/

http://www.confederationbridge.com/about/confederation-bridge/construction.html

http://www.cbj.ca/confederation_bridge/

http://www.cbj.ca/business_in_action/services/confederation_bridge-15th_anniversary.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/10-years-of-bridge-bring-mixed-tourism-results-1.630656





Jan 24




Jan 25




Jan 26




Jan 27


Last Day for SS8



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